Chapter 148 – 148. Athlete’s Entry (5)
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The Holy Empire rejected the Valois kingdom’s request for military support and announced its official position, saying, “Even friendly countries cannot intervene in civil war.”
I tried to refrain from getting involved in the internal affairs of other countries as much as possible.
Because it was an empire that held 66 kingdoms and numerous imperial territories, it had no choice but to react cautiously to civil wars in other countries.
“Kuh! These hypocrites… !”
Upon learning that the negotiations with the Holy Empire had failed, Luan slammed his desk and vomited his anger.
Damn you imperial bastards.
Is this the price of loyalty to the Empire for hundreds of years now?
Our kingdom of Valua was thoroughly abandoned by the suzerain representing the continent and the symbol representing the Holy Alliance. As long as the Holy Empire officially refused military support, it was clear that neighboring countries would also be hesitant to intervene in the Valois civil war.
“Ahaha! I can hear the abandoned baby spider trembling from here~”
A woman’s voice overflowing with sweet coquetry began to resonate tenderly.
The curtains in the office fluttered.
The window must have been closed, but when it opened, a gust of wind blew the purple curtains wildly.
“… Are you going to mock me?”
Luan’s face twisted.
It was an expression of blatant contempt and disgust, along with deep anger.
Ahahahahahaha!!
The woman’s laughter grew thicker at the anger of the beautiful crown prince. At the same time, dark shadows formed on the fluttering curtains. The shadow drew the curves of a slender, elegant woman.
“No way? It’s fun to just go back.”
The woman giggled and walked towards Ruan.
Ruan, who met the woman’s red eyes, instinctively took a step back, wondering where the power from earlier had gone.
“So I came to ask how my little spider is trying to avoid her death. Aren’t baby spiders too handsome to end miserably? It’s sad that her face, so handsome, is covered in blood.”
A woman who suddenly appeared praised the crown prince’s beautiful appearance and stretched out her pure white hand.
Red-painted fingernails ran across her cheeks.
Luan felt her goosebumps all over her body whenever her woman stroked her face.
“It’s reckless, dare!”
As the crown prince sighed, she roughly shook the woman’s hand.
At that, the woman smirked and said,
Her office exploded with a sera light to leave.
“Whew,hehe! Ahahahaha!! Sorry, sorry I forgot for a moment that humans love to be assertive even when death is at their feet.”
Contrary to what she said, she didn’t look apologetic at all. Rather, the woman was enjoying Lu An’s actions as she glared at her with her ferocious eyes.
“I would have told you not to show up again! I’ll call the knights right away and rip off your funny face!”
“Well. That’s not a wise decision.”
As the woman scratched her own head with her sharpened fingernails, she took out the business she had been looking for.
“I came to ask the crown prince of the Kingdom of Valois whether her mother would accept her mercy.”
This is an ultimatum.
The woman added her words afterward.
“What are you asking for in exchange for helping the kingdom?”
Asked Luan.
Is it because the war situation has become urgent?
Or is it because death is right around the corner?
If it wasn’t him, it might be because the Holy Empire, which he believed to be a blood alliance, refused to help.
It was different from the previous appearance that showed strong hatred towards the demon clan. The cornered rat was trying to cling to the only way he could survive. If captured by the militia, he would face a terrible end, so Ruan was mentally driven.
‘I have a lofty goal of revival of the kingdom of Valois. Even in order to be acknowledged by Lord Heinkel… , In order to make the kingdom rich and strong again, I must somehow prevent destruction and survive!’
Can’t die here
I cannot let the kingdom perish.
Ruan, who was denied help from the Holy Empire, contemplated entrusting himself to the tyrannical demon king, but on the other hand, he expressed a strong reluctance, saying that he could never join hands with a demon-like dirty tribe.
“Don’t worry, we vampires value trust in business the most. It’s faith, it’s faith, it’s different from the fraudulent group that collects money by force while talking bullshit like this.”
Woman stretched out her finger.
Then she pointed at Lu An with her outstretched finger.
“Accept us vampires.”
“It can’t be…. On the day of being discovered… !”
“We are the nobility of the night, a blooded clan hiding in the dark shadows. Never get caught Always looking for an opportunity in the dark, waiting for the right moment to stick its razor sharp fangs into the scruff of an opponent’s neck.”
The woman smiled brightly.
The corners of his mouth opened wide, revealing terrifyingly sharp fangs.
A woman walked in front of her.
I was wearing high-heeled shoes, so I heard a clicking sound every time I walked with my slender legs stretched out. Eventually, she approached Luan and placed her hand on his chest as if stroking a child.
“What are you afraid of? It’s not like you’re relaxed enough to worry about things other than death. Think only of avoiding death. I don’t need anything else. You don’t want to die, then you have to resist death by any means.”
The eldest daughter of the vampire queen,
Marishka smiled broadly as she looked amusedly at the crown prince’s anguished figure.
“To join hands with the blooded clan… This is impossible. But to save the country….”
“You just have to be silent. The role of a bystander is the role that suits you best, right? Shut up and sit on your favorite throne and watch the chess pieces move. If it seems dangerous, just flip the chessboard with your hand.”
Your role as a bystander is sufficient.
The only thing that moves is the chess pieces.
All you have to do is keep silent about the vampires getting involved in the civil war.
At Marishka’s sweet suggestion, Ruan swallowed her drool and nodded her head. He seemed mortified at being told that, as a bystander, all he had to do was remain silent.
Gray, neither black nor white.
It was the favorite color of the Crown Prince, who inherited the indecisiveness and stupidity of his father.
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After saying goodbye to those around him for a while, Yushin set foot in the Aquitaine Mountains, which serve as the border between the elven country of Liberia and the kingdom of Valois.
Soon we will cross the border.
Yushin was escorted by elven rangers and took the road to Valua Kingdom.
It was a pretty ironic situation. It seems like yesterday that he crossed the Aquitaine Mountains as a prisoner of war while being captured by elves more fearsome than the yaksa, but now he was escorted by the elves and was about to cross the mountain range again.
“Yushin….”
Ardena, who was walking alongside her, turned her head and called Yushin’s name.
Haven’t made a decision yet
He was looking at Yushin, who was about to cross the Aquitaine Mountains and head for the Valois Kingdom, with a pitiful gaze.
Perhaps I was such a timid character, but Ardena continued to show hesitation as she couldn’t bear to let go of her Yushin even though she sent strong reprimands for her own actions that couldn’t hide her anxiety until the end.
“Bring your protection.”
“Okay.”
Yushin and Allen were preparing to cross the border while checking protective equipment and weapons.
Clap clap clap.
Wearing protective gear smelted with metal.
He did not forget the leather armor that adventurers usually wore, such as bracers and a dagger worn around his waist. And finally, he put on a hood to hide his face.
Chaang!
As Yushin pulled the device attached to his bracers, a sharp blade protruded from the back of his hand. It is a type of memorization used by elven rangers. Since there was an elf with a similar physique, I was able to arrange a memorization.
“Yushin.”
“Uh.”
Ardena called.
Currently, Yushin is sitting on a creaky chair and fastening the straps of his protective equipment.
“… I will accompany you if you wish.”
“Yes?”
At the words of the high elf warrior chief, Yushin stopped tying the strings and raised her head.
He met her gaze.
In Yushin’s eyes, Ardena had an expression stained with anxiety and nervousness, the exact opposite of her usual dignified appearance.
Was it that I was so anxious to leave? After Yushin admitted that she had been indifferent to Ardena for a while, she opened her mouth to relieve her anxiety.
“Two days. It only takes two days. I’ll make sure Mrs. Roxfield is safe and get back right away. One week until Alone and Leticia’s graduation exam… No, there are 6 days left. Anyway, I’ll be back as soon as possible.”
“I believe in you. It’s not that I don’t believe…. I still believe in you I just….”
Ardena avoided her Yusin gaze while blurting the end of her words.
I know she’s worrying for nothing.
I also know that it’s just her unfounded insecurities.
But for some reason, whenever I saw his face, I felt so uneasy.
I want to keep you by my side
Always wanted to be together
Even if it’s just a brief farewell…. The heart that expressed her anxiety did not tolerate even that.
“Are you anxious?”
Yushin asked.
Ardena tried hard to deny her question. But for some reason her mouth didn’t come off.
She finally nodded her head.
She nodded and she answered his question.
“Sorry…. Do you think you’re going far….”
Even when she was fighting Savnak, she had never been so nervous.
Because Yushin was by my side.
I was able to not be afraid because the person I loved was standing by my side.
I was able to become stronger thanks to embracing love. And because he embraced love, he became infinitely weaker. The feeling of love is infinitely cunning and savage, and by manipulating happiness and sadness, it can quickly crush people’s hearts.
“I will definitely come back, definitely.”
Yushin stretched out her arms and hugged Ardena’s slender waist.
It was a sudden hug.
But Ardena did not refuse.
Rather, she also embraced her Yushin with her arms wide open.
“I wanted to entrust it to you as collateral, but unfortunately I don’t have any.”
“No, I have something to entrust to you.”
At Yushin’s words, Ardena’s eyes twinkled as if she had made a firm decision.
I lifted her tiptoe high.
At the same time, she lifted her head and gave Yushin a parting kiss.
Neither short nor long,
Neither shallow nor deep,
Even though I was sad about parting for a while,
It was a kiss that promised to reunite again.
“Huh….”
As Yushin caressed her body as he continued to kiss her, her moans flowed from Ardena’s lips.
And at the same time,
Allen, who went to get a backpack full of emergency food from the elf rangers, has returned.
“I’m back, I think I can go now.”
The sight of a man and a woman kissing affectionately came into the eyes of the female knight who was delighted that she was starting the journey alone with her brother.
As soon as she opened her door and entered her waiting room, Allen thumped the backpack she was holding in her arms as if her strength had been released.
Emergency rations in her backpack fell and rolled across the floor. Pouches containing dried jerky and fruit, as well as canteens of drinking water, were rolling on the floor.
“You bastard! Bad asshole! You bastard!!”
Here, her blue hair was greatly torn apart.
As if she was spitting out a lion’s roar, her roar was enough to resonate across the Aquitaine Mountains.
Yoo-shin put on a look of dismay at Allen’s violent reaction as she shouted with her bunny eyes open. And as she comforted Ardena, who had tears on her cheeks, she said to Allen.
“You have to knock and come in.”
“I will kill you, you bastard! I will really kill you!!”
Even though the scene of the tryst was discovered from the front, Yushin’s brazen behavior forced Allen to stretch out her arms and take out the dragon chaser stored in her subspace.
